WASHINGTON/Doha/Istanbul – U.S. President Donald Trump announced a complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran, which could end a 12-day war that has fled millions from Tehran and prompted fears of further escalation in the war-torn region.
Israel, which the United States joined over the weekend, launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities after accusing Tehran of approaching acquisition of nuclear weapons.
Trump wrote in his Truth Social Site: “Assuming everything should be done as it should be, I would like to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran on having endurance, courage and wisdom at the end, which should be called the “12 Days of War.”
Israel has not commented immediately. Although Iranian officials earlier confirmed Tehran had agreed to a ceasefire, the country’s foreign minister said hostilities would not be stopped unless Israel stopped the attack.
Abbas Araqchi said earlier on Tuesday that Iran has no intention of continuing to react after that if Israel stopped its “illegal aggression” against the Iranian people before Tuesday’s Tehran era (0030 GMT).
Since then, no Israeli attack on Iran has been reported.
“The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later,” Araqchi added in an article on X.
A senior White House official said Trump reached a deal in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel as long as Iran does not launch further attacks.
Trump appears to suggest that Israel and Iran will have some time to complete any ongoing missions, when a ceasefire will begin as the stage begins.
Iran denies having a nuclear weapons program, but supreme leader Ali Khamenei said world leaders “will not be able to stop us” if they want.
Israel is not a political party of the International Non-Proliferation Treaty, but the only country in the Middle East that is considered nuclear weapons. Israel does not deny or confirm this.
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani obtained the Tehran deal on a phone call with Iranian officials and told Reuters on Tuesday.
White House officials said U.S. Vice President Judd Vance, who had direct and indirect contact with the Iranians, said U.S. Vice President Judd Vance, who was directly and indirectly engaged with the Iranians.
Neither Iran’s mission nor the Israeli embassy in Washington responded to a separate request for comment from Reuters.
A few hours ago, three Israeli officials said Israel hopes to end its campaign in Iran as soon as possible and convey the message to the United States.
Netanyahu told government ministers that the discussion ended earlier on Tuesday, unofficially, according to Israel’s Channel 12 television station.
The market is good for news.
S&P 500-year futures rose 0.4% late Monday, indicating traders expect U.S. stocks to earn on Tuesday.
U.S. crude futures fell to their lowest levels in early trading hours in Asia more than a week after Trump said he had agreed to a ceasefire, easing concerns about supply disruptions in the region.
End the battle?
The area seems to be not calm yet.
The Israeli military issued two evacuation warnings to residents in the Iranian capital Tehran area in less than two hours, a evacuation warning late Monday and earlier on Tuesday.
Israeli Army Radio reported earlier Tuesday that alerts in the southern Golan Heights were activated due to fears of hostile aircraft invasion.
Earlier on Monday, Trump said he would encourage Israel to move forward after dismissing Iran’s attack on a U.S. air base, which was not injured, and thanked Tehran for notifying the strike in advance.
Iran’s handling of the attack recalled earlier clashes with the United States and Israel, and Tehran sought to balance between saving faces and military responses, but did not inspire the escalation cycle that it could not afford.
Tehran seems to have achieved this goal.
Iranian bombers dropped 30,000-pound bunker bombs on Iran’s underground nuclear facility over the weekend, joining Israel’s air battle.
After a few days of bombing, most of Tehran’s population fled.
The Trump administration insists that its purpose is simply to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, rather than to open up a wider war.
“Iran is very close to possessing nuclear weapons,” Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier.”
“Now, Iran cannot build nuclear weapons with the equipment they have because we destroyed it,” Vance said.
But in Sunday’s social media post, Trump spoke about the hard-line instrument ruler who has been Washington’s main enemy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
However, Israel clearly shows that its strike against Evan Prison – the infamous prison, as he was the infamous prison for living with political prisoners – Tehran’s other targets aimed at widespread attacks on Iran’s ruling institutions and their ability to maintain power. – Reuters
